Ridgewood, East Sussex
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Ridgewood is a suburb of Uckfield
in South East England
Ridgewood is a village on the south of Uckfield in the South East of England. The village includes the Uckfield Millennium Green, with an area of 100 acre (0.404686 km²), making it one of the largest in England. The area used to be home to Wares Potteries, owned by Benjamin Wares which operated until 1963 producing tiles and other ceramic products. The name of the factory is commemorated in the nearby Wares Road. In the Uckfield Millennium Green is a deep quarry where clay was dug in the 19th and 20th centuries and brought by tram up to the workhouse in the top corner of what is now Wares Road. Here the clay was processed and fired into pottery which is popular for collectors today.
Ridgewood has no church, three nursing homes, (one council - Ridgewood Rise, Two private: Copper Beech house (Bupa
), Ridgewood Manor.) It has a number of care centres for the disabled - The New Inn and Ridgewood House. It has a Post Office
(with adjoining shop) and two bus routes passing through it to Eastbourne
via Hailsham
and Brighton
via Isfield
/ Halland
and Lewes
to the south, and Uckfield, Crowborough
and Tunbridge Wells to the North. There are two pubs in the Ridgewood village - The Brickmakers Arms and The Highlands, as well as a local hall which is often used for community events and polling.
The area is threatened by potential developments (construction of 650 new homes directly around the area) on mainly green field land; this has been fought against by much of the local population. However, construction began in late October 2008, the exact number of houses being built is as yet unconfirmed.
Uckfield
-Development:The local Tesco has proposed the redevelopment of the central town area as has the town council. The Hub has recently been completed, having been acquired for an unknown figure, presumed to be about half a million pounds...
in South East England
England
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Ridgewood is a village on the south of Uckfield in the South East of England. The village includes the Uckfield Millennium Green, with an area of 100 acre (0.404686 km²), making it one of the largest in England. The area used to be home to Wares Potteries, owned by Benjamin Wares which operated until 1963 producing tiles and other ceramic products. The name of the factory is commemorated in the nearby Wares Road. In the Uckfield Millennium Green is a deep quarry where clay was dug in the 19th and 20th centuries and brought by tram up to the workhouse in the top corner of what is now Wares Road. Here the clay was processed and fired into pottery which is popular for collectors today.
Ridgewood has no church, three nursing homes, (one council - Ridgewood Rise, Two private: Copper Beech house (Bupa
Bupa
Bupa is a large British healthcare organisation, with bases on three continents and more than ten million customers in over 200 countries. It is a private healthcare company, in direct contrast to the UK's National Health Services, which are tax-funded healthcare systems and do not require private...
), Ridgewood Manor.) It has a number of care centres for the disabled - The New Inn and Ridgewood House. It has a Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
(with adjoining shop) and two bus routes passing through it to Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
via Hailsham
Hailsham
Hailsham is a civil parish and the largest of the five main towns in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the town of Hailsham has had a long history of industry and agriculture...
and Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
via Isfield
Isfield
Isfield is a small village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex in England, located north-north-west of Lewes.-History:The village of Isfield originally grew adjacent to the ford where the London to Lewes Way Roman road crossed the river River Ouse...
/ Halland
Halland
' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:...
and Lewes
Lewes
Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...
to the south, and Uckfield, Crowborough
Crowborough
The highest point in the town is 242 metres above sea level. This summit is the highest point of the High Weald and second highest point in East Sussex . Its relative height is 159 m, meaning Crowborough qualifies as one of England's Marilyns...
and Tunbridge Wells to the North. There are two pubs in the Ridgewood village - The Brickmakers Arms and The Highlands, as well as a local hall which is often used for community events and polling.
The area is threatened by potential developments (construction of 650 new homes directly around the area) on mainly green field land; this has been fought against by much of the local population. However, construction began in late October 2008, the exact number of houses being built is as yet unconfirmed.